Bacteria Shapes
Round
Coccus
He invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
botany, peanuts
George Washington Carver
This is made up of small bits of broken rock, air spaces, and organic matter like humus.
Soil
This type of rock forms when melted rock or lava cools and solidifies.
Igneous rock
Rod
Bacillus
She was a nurse, who pioneered using sanitary conditions, making food which met certain dietary requirements for patients, and by establishing a laundry, which made sure all the patients got clean clothing. This caused the hospital's death rate to go down by two-thirds.
Florence Nightingale
Gravity, Laws of Motion
Sir Isaac Newton
This is the organic component of soil formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material.
Humus
This type of rock forms when layers of sediment are pressed together and harden.
Sedimentary rock
Curved rod
Vibrio
She created one of the most trailblazing studies of primates in modern times when she dwelled with Tanzanian chimps to observe their behavior. This caused many new discoveries in primate behavior.
Jane Goodall
polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
This is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
Weathering
This type of rock forms when igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed by great heat and pressure.
Metamorphic rock
Spiral
Spirillum
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, he was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Benjamin Franklin
radioactivity, the discovery of radium and polonium
Marie Curie
This is the movement of rocks and soil from one location to another.
Erosion
This is a scale used to measure the hardness of minerals.
Mohs' scale
Long, loose, helical spiral
Spirochete
Italian scientist and scholar who made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy.
Galileo Galilei
the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization
Louis Pasteur
This is the the natural process where transported materials—sediments, soil, rocks, or organic matter—settle out of a fluid (water, wind, ice) and accumulate in a new location, adding to a landform or mass
Deposition
What are the three properties used to identify a mineral?
Color, hardness, and streak